Crime and Misery

Crime

Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.

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Misery and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misery" instead a noun "Crime".

Nearby Words: criminal, criminally

Misery noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

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Crime and misery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Misery".

Nearby Words: miserable, miser

real	real crime	real misery
evil	evil crime	evil misery
terrible	terrible crime	terrible misery
major	major crime	major misery
Other adjectives: greatest, urban.

I can still hear her sayin'... Vicious Cycle: "In The Ghetto", where a poor boy is born in the ghetto, dies in a life of crime and misery near the end, and the final line mentions yet another child is brought into this world, implying that there is no change or escape possible.

Source: Music / From Elvis In Memphis
Evil Tastes Good: Deathwatch was a crime lord, who instead of eating food, fed upon other people's misery.

Source: Comicbook / Ghost Rider
Because otherwise their letters would be stamped "Commerce City," a Denver suburb notorious for crime, industrial decay, and general urban misery.

Source: Place Worse Than Death

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